The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 106:41
And he gave them into the hand of the heathen. This is the great lesson taught by Jewish history, and especially impressed upon us by Judges and Chronicles. When a nation sins, it is delivered over to its enemies, partly for punishment, partly to lead it to repentance. Israel was delivered into the hand, first, of Mesopotamia ( 3:10 ), then of Moab ( 3:12 ), next of the Philistines ( 3:31 ), then of the Canaanites ( 4:2 ), later on of Midian ( 6:1 ), still later of Ammon ( 10:7-18... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 106:40-46
Man's misery and God's compassion. "The design of the whole psalm is to awaken the people to a lively consciousness of the truth, that though there is much of sin in us, there is much more of grace in God;" that "where sin abounded, grace did much more abound." Suggests— I. GOD LOVES ALL HIS CREATURES , BUT HATES THEIR SINS . ( Psalms 106:40 .) That is, he makes us feel sensible that he is forever opposed to our evil conduct, and creates in us a terror of the... read more